Color Clash?
Sammy Sosa is not the first celebrity to change his complexion. The Root takes a look at other celebrities who have had drastic, ahem, makeovers.
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Sammy Sosa Then...Photo Credit: Getty Images"Someone you know has a dark-coffee complexion one week —and then, bam! —it's café con leche the next."
—Shiwani Srivastava wrote in "Color-Struck Across the Globe."
CAPTIONS BY: EBONI FARMER
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Beyoncé: Photoshop Strikes Again?Photo Credit: TMZ.comLast year, L'Oreal came under fire for what appeared to be a case of digital skin lightening in this ad featuring Beyoncé. The company, which Beyoncé has been a spokesperson for since 2001, denied that Beyoncé's ad was lightened. We'll be the judge of that.
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Being "Fair and Handsome" Can Make Your Life BetterPhoto Credit: Getty ImagesBollywood star Shahrukh Khan has come under fire for his promotion of a skin bleaching cream for men, Fair and Handsome. Some people believe he is adding to the colorism that takes place in India. According to Sammy Sosa's spokesperson, the retired baseball player might be joining Khan in endorsing a skin lightening cream.



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